Varaha Purana 183.9: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 9
Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship
मन्त्रैर्वा विधिपूर्वेण यो मे कर्माणि कारयेत् ॥ यं यं फलं समुद्दिश्य मां पूजयति मानवः ॥
mantrair vā vidhipūrveṇa yo me karmāṇi kārayet || yaṃ yaṃ phalaṃ samuddiśya māṃ pūjayati mānavaḥ ||
जो शख्स मंत्र पढ़ के या सही विधि से मेरे काम करता है, वो इंसान जो भी रिज़ल्ट चाहता है, उसके लिए मुझे पूजा करता है।
Varāha (default; verse is syntactically incomplete in the excerpt and likely continues in 183.10)
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It contrasts mantra-based and procedure-based performance (mantra/vidhi), a key axis in South Asian ritual theory, and foregrounds intention as a classificatory element.
No geographic location is specified in this fragment.
To perform rites with due method (mantra or proper procedure) and clarity of intention regarding the sought outcome.
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